Wentang

Chapter 804 Western Expedition Plan
It happened to be noon when Yue Shan arrived at the palace, and the servant led him all the way to Hanliang Hall.

As the name implies, Hanliang Hall is a place to avoid the heat in summer, and a set of mechanically driven refrigeration equipment is designed in the hall.

The equipment adopts the method of cold water circulation, and uses the rotating fan to send cool wind into the hall.At the same time, cold water is sent to the roof through machinery, and flows down the eaves to form an artificial water curtain to further cool down.

This idea was not provided by Yue Shan, but Tang Ren came up with it himself.

In the original history, the Daming Palace built by Li Zhi had such a set of equipment, and it was also made out in this life.

When Yue Shan saw it for the first time, he had to marvel at the wisdom of the ancients.

When he came to Hanliang Hall, Li Shimin was lying on the mat and taking a nap, the cool wind blowing from the big fan across the way hit him, not to mention how comfortable he was.

Anyway, the hot and sweaty Yueshan was very comfortable.

"I have seen the saint." He saluted.

Then, without waiting for Li Shimin to speak, he walked to the table next to the mat in two steps, opened a box on it, and a gust of cold air hit him, making him shiver uncontrollably.

Seeing what was inside, a happy smile appeared on his face.A large glass jar containing official sour plum soup.

Take out the glass bottle, there is a square ice cube underneath.He poured himself a big bowl of sour plum soup, and took a sip happily.

"Comfortable."

The corners of Li Shimin's mouth twitched as he watched: "Bastard, do you have any manners? Be careful, I will punish you for your misconduct."

Yue Shan took another sip of iced sour plum soup, and said intoxicatedly, "If you can drink a sip of iced sour plum soup in dog days, it will be worth it even if you die."

Li Shimin got up from the mat angrily, snatched the glass bottle from him, and took a few sips directly from the bottle.Then he said proudly: "Let's see if you dare to drink."

"..."

"Cough cough." Yue Shan coughed twice, put down the bowl and said solemnly: "Does the sage know that I am researching the generator?"

"Someone reports to me about your affairs every day. Don't talk nonsense, just talk about the business." Li Shimin didn't hide the fact that he sent his eyeliner by his side.

Yue Shan was not surprised either, and continued, "Then what happened today must have not reached your ears."

Li Shimin put down the jar and said, "Did the research on the generator succeed?"

Yue Shan said: "Yes, it was successful, and the research on the three electrical appliances was also successful."

Li Shimin said calmly: "Good job, congratulations on creating another artifact."

Seeing that he hadn't taken the bait, Yue Shan knew that his plan had been thwarted, so he stopped beating around the bush and said directly: "The generator is related to the future of the country, and the Academy is willing to donate it to the imperial court."

There was a hint of joy in Li Shimin's eyes, but it disappeared immediately, and he said calmly, "What are the conditions?"

Yue Shan said: "The academy needs countless money and resources to invest in research. It is difficult to maintain it with the current industry, and it is necessary to develop new sources of income."

"I'm going to let the academy and the imperial court jointly research the generator, and the profits generated in the future will be divided between the two. I don't know what the sage wants?"

Li Shimin showed an expression of "I've known it for a long time", and said, "What about the ratio?"

Yue Shan said: "How about three or seven points, the imperial court is seven. But the imperial court is responsible for the land, money and people, and the academy is responsible for technical research."

Li Shimin said: "Nineteen points."

"Bang." Yue Shan slapped the table and said loudly, "Deal, [-]%."

Li Shimin was startled and trembled, the glass bottle in his hand almost fell to the ground, and said angrily, "Why are you crazy?"

Then he showed a thoughtful expression: "Why do I feel that I have been fooled by you?"

Yue Shan saw his teeth but couldn't see his eyes with a smile: "How come, glass, gunpowder, steam engines, trains... all prove how important technology is."

"The technology of the generator is infinitely more complicated than that of the steam engine. Without the technology of the academy, it would be impossible for Tang Dynasty to manufacture it in a few hundred years. We only get [-]% of it, which is already very little."

Li Shimin said: "Put the smirk on your face away, I can still believe this."

Yue Shan rubbed his face and asked, "Am I laughing silly?"

Li Shimin said affirmatively: "The world's most stupid."

"It doesn't matter what you say, I'll ask someone else. Zhao Meng, do you think I'm smiling stupidly?" Yue Shan turned his head and asked Zhao Meng, who was waiting on the side.

Zhao Meng: I'm Little Transparent, please don't see me.

"Hey, the saint is praising you."

"Praise me? You really think I'm a fool." Yue Shan said angrily.

"The number one in the world proclaimed by the sage, even though he is the number one fool, he is also number one." Zhao Meng said with a suppressed smile.

"Haha... Okay, Zhao Meng, why didn't I realize that you are so good at talking before." Li Shimin laughed and said, "Did you hear that, I personally named you number one in the world, please thank you soon."

Yue Shan rolled his eyes and said, "Zhao Meng wants you to give it to him."

After the joke, Li Shimin said: "Is the generator really as important as you say?"

Yue Shan said affirmatively: "It's very important. The steam engine represents the present, and the electricity represents the future. You can think of it this way. In the future, electricity is equivalent to water to people."

"So electricity must be in the hands of the court, and it must not fall into the hands of individuals."

Li Shimin's expression also became serious. He didn't know what electricity could do, but the importance of water was still very clear.

The importance of these two things can be compared unexpectedly, so he naturally understands how important electricity is.

"Then why do you want the academy to control [-]% of the members?"

Yue Shan said: "Because one day I will hand over the eight academies together to the imperial court, and the members will return to the imperial court in a different capacity at that time."

Li Shimin was not surprised by his words at all, he believed that Yue Shan could tell what he wanted and what he didn't want.

Just like things like steam engines and gunpowder cannons, Yue Shan never said anything about sharing.At most, there is a new breakthrough in the academy, and it is sold to the court for money.

You give money and I give technology, a transaction with a clearly marked price.

Now that this matter has been mentioned, Yue Shan said a few more words: "Education, medical care, roads, minerals, energy, gold, etc. These things must be in the hands of the state, at least the imperial court must be absolutely dominant. "

Zhao Meng and the others were about to plunge their heads into their chests. At this moment, they wished they could dig a crack in the ground and bury themselves in it, if they could plug their ears.

Li Shimin said: "Gold, minerals, and rivers are easy to talk about, but education and medical care are difficult."

Yue Shan said: "I know it's difficult, and it's unrealistic not to allow private individuals to intervene in medical care and education. That's why I said that the imperial court should be the absolute leader. Private individuals can do it if they want, but they must meet the imperial court's standards and accept the imperial court's management. "

"Of course, the imperial court can't do this right now, but there must be plans and preparations for this."

"For example, continue to implement the academy system, so that every township has a government academy. For example, in the medical system, government hospitals must be opened at the county and township level."

"These things can't be rushed, they can be done as a hundred-year plan, and it can be done step by step."

Li Shimin said: "One hundred years...you can write me a note."

Yue Shan said: "Here."

"Is there anything else?"

"One more little thing."

"Say."

"I promised teachers and students who researched generators to reward them with [-] coins in cash...you see."

"...Nine thousand guan, go to the household department to get it."

"This... is ten thousand."

"Ninety percent."

"..."

However, Li Shimin still wrote a note of [-] yuan. It's a joke.

"Are you finished with your business?"

"It's over."

"Then it's my turn to say, you stand down."

Zhao Meng quickly retreated with his servants, only him and Yue Shan were left in the hall.

"This is the Western Expedition Plan written by Liu Rengui. Do you have anything to add?" Li Shimin took out a document from the cabinet next to him and handed it to him.

This document is very thick, it took Yue Shan more than half an hour to read it, and the content is very detailed.

First, it introduced the situation between the Sasanian Dynasty and the Arab Empire, how the Tang Dynasty intervened best, and then analyzed the local climate and hydrological conditions.

Then it is how many soldiers should be sent by Datang, and why so many soldiers should be sent.According to the geographical location and weather conditions there, what kind of equipment should these soldiers carry.

How to provide food and grass to these expeditionary forces, how to respond to problems, and so on.

It can be seen that this plan is mainly for stability. For example, he wrote in the plan:
It is necessary to ensure the retreat of the expeditionary force, and to achieve this, it is necessary to increase control over the Western Regions.If you want to control the Western Regions, you have to immigrate to Gaochang and Ningyuan, and garrison troops.

Especially in the Ningyuan area, it is necessary to hoard enough supplies and troops, advance to support the Western Expeditionary Army, and retreat to deter the countries of the Western Regions.

Moreover, he also defined the nature of this troop dispatch as a temptation.

It is the first time for the civilization of the Central Plains to compete with a powerful local country for thousands of miles, and there is no experience in this area.

This expedition is not only a test of the enemy country, but also a test of itself.

Let's see how everyone views this war, and then see how the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty behaved after they left the country.

Yue Shan is very satisfied with this proposal.

Li Shimin asked, "Any comments?"

Yue Shan shook his head and said, "I think it's pretty good, very stable."

Li Shimin said dissatisfied: "Don't you think it's too stable?"

Yue Shan said sternly: "It's good to be steady, this is the first confrontation between Datang and the western powerful enemy, it is of great significance."

Li Shimin frowned, and he answered that sentence. He understands the truth, but I really want to fight before the catastrophe arrives.

Yue Shan knew what he was thinking, and said: "The future is in the hands of Datang, and we will be the ones who will steadily advance strategically and win the final victory. There is really no need to take risks."

"And every step of the adventure may have to be filled with human life, which is not good for your reputation."

"If there is a backlash from the conservative forces in the country, I am afraid that the crown prince will not be able to control the situation, and Datang will lose the aggressiveness it should have."

Li Shimin was lost in thought, with a struggling expression on his face, and finally made up his mind: "The Western Expeditionary Army has increased from [-] to [-], and will immigrate [-] households to Gaochang and Ningyuan in the second half of this year."

Yue Shan heaved a sigh of relief, [-] and [-] were not much different between Datang's national strength and a million-strong army.

For the Sassanid and Arab countries, which have already reached the end of their battles, these [-] are a new force, which can affect the situation of the two countries.

But it is not enough to determine the victory of the national war between the two countries. It will only make the two countries fight for a long time and give Datang more time to prepare.

Yue Shan said: "I have no objection, but I have a small suggestion, which can be regarded as making up for a deficiency in this plan."

Li Shimin said: "What suggestion?"

Yue Shan said: "There are too few military doctors. For an expedition of 10 people, there must be at least a team of 500 military doctors and 2000 nurses. Only in this way can all the wounded and sick be treated in a timely manner."

Li Shimin said: "Five hundred? Two thousand? That's too much."

Yue Shan said: "Not much. Being far away from home will cause spiritual emptiness for the expeditionary soldiers. If the sickness and injury cannot be treated in time, it will directly affect the morale of the entire army, and even lead to the collapse of the entire army."

"These doctors not only treat the wounded, but also provide spiritual comfort to the soldiers of the expedition and maintain the morale of the soldiers."

"Not just this time, all wars in the future should prepare enough military doctors and nursing teams. With them in the army, the hearts of the soldiers will not disperse."

Although he couldn't fully understand what he said, Li Shimin was also a famous general and knew how to buy the hearts of soldiers.

Going to visit and appease the wounded soldiers is even better than directly sending money to boost morale and buy people's hearts.

The reason is simple, it is the use of human empathy.Yueshan's field hospital plan is probably the same reason.

So he said: "Okay, I will send someone to recruit [-] military doctors and [-] nurses to follow the expeditionary force. Are there any more?"

Yue Shan said: "Prepare more medicines for acclimatization. It is best for every soldier to prepare a monthly dose."

At this point, Li Shimin didn't ask why. He knew too well what the consequences would be if a large area of ​​soil and water were not acclimatized.

The water and soil in the Tang Dynasty are definitely different from those in the West. It is normal to have a large area of ​​water and soil dissatisfaction. It is necessary to prepare more medicinal materials in this area.

In addition to carrying the necessary medicinal materials, each soldier will also be asked to carry a bag of soil from his hometown.

It's not for homesickness, but when the water and soil are not acclimatized, pinching a little water to drink will have a miraculous effect.

"Who do you think is suitable to be the general of the Western Expedition?" Li Shimin asked again.

Yue Shan already had a draft, and immediately said: "There are too many generals who are suitable for commanding the army. You can just pick any general who will follow you to fight the world."

"But Laoshi Yuanzheng is most afraid of physical problems. I think it's best to choose two generals who are in their prime years as commanders. It's best to choose two as the chief and deputy commanders, in case one of them has a problem and there is no leader."

"As for who to choose, you should pay attention to the saint yourself. I am not as good as you in knowing people. I only recommend a few assistant candidates to accompany the army."

"The expeditionary force will inevitably have to deal with various forces, and needs an excellent diplomat. Wang Xuance can take on this role."

"This person's courage and strategy are the best choice, and he has the true biography of Pei Ju and Pei Gong, so he is the most suitable candidate."

"As for the generals accompanying the army, I suggest that Li Xiaoyi, Xue Rengui, Pei Xingjian, Wang Fangyi, and Gao Kan be brought along."

Li Shimin asked in surprise, "Why do you mention these people in particular?"

Yue Shan said: "Because these are the talents of commanders who can destroy a country by one person, they should be cultivated to let them understand the war with the West."

(End of this chapter)